Reflections of a Friar in Training

How Late Can I Come To Mass?

Ever have one of those days where it’s just not going to happen. You press the snooze button one two many times… you forgot you left your clothes in the washer the night before and have to wait for them to dry… the kids are just not cooperating this morning… and when you finally get to the car you realize there’s a sheet of ice on the windshield that needs to be scraped off. Yeah. One of those mornings.

Unfortunately, these sorts of mornings do not observe the Sabbath, and we can find ourselves running a bit late for mass some Sundays. What do we do? How late is too late?

That is the topic for the first Catholicism in Focus of the season. Each Monday this spring I’ll be posting a new video on a topic of faith that might need a second look.